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Granola Bars (originally posted by Anna Brown)
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005
Show: Good Eats

Episode: Power Trip



8 ounces old-fashioned rolled oats, approximately 2 cups
1 1/2 ounces raw sunflower seeds, approximately 1/2 cup
3 ounces sliced almonds, approximately 1 cup
1 1/2 ounces wheat germ, approximately 1/2 cup
6 ounces honey, approximately 1/2 cup
1 3/4 ounces dark brown sugar, approximately 1/4 cup packed
1-ounce unsalted butter, plus extra for pan
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 1/2 ounces chopped dried fruit, any combination of apricots, cherries or blueberries

Butter a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ onto a half-sheet pan. Place in the oven and toast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In the meantime, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, extract and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved.

Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 300 degrees F. Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture, add the dried fruit, and stir to combine. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish and place in the oven to bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Below is the granola recipe. The book (The Roasted Vegetable) is a great book. I think the library has it. The cheapest place to get the grapeseed oil and blueberries is Trader Joe's.


Blueberry Sunrise Granola
The Roasted Vegetable by Andrea Chesman
Makes about 8 cups

3 cups rolled (old fashioned) oats
2 cups chopped pecans (I leave mine whole)
1 cup hulled sunflower seeds
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar (I use date sugar)
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups dried blueberries

1. Preheat the oven to 300. Line a large shallow roasting pan with parchment paper. (I use a stone, no parchment)
2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, pecans, sunflower seeds, brown sugar, and salt. Mix well. Stir in the oil and vanilla. Spread out in the pan.
3. Roast for 25-30 minutes, until granola is golden, stirring occasionally for even cooking (stirring not necessary if you use a stone). Do not let granola get too dark and stir frequently during the final 15 minutes to prevent scorching the granola at the sides of the pan.
4. Transfer to a large bowl to cool completely. Stir in blueberries.
5. Store in airtight container. This will keep for about 1 month at room temperature or for about 6 months in the refrigerator.
This is so deliciously wonderful, make a double or triple batch!! You will enjoy it so much with rich whole milk, cream, or yogurt. Yummmmm....

Pat
I joined this "Menu Mailer" some time back and have made their recipes in large 30 day batches several times. Most every meal is very good. They give you the exact shopping list for making a whole batch of meals. Here are some of the pre-planned menus available. The recipes, shopping lists and all are about $8 for 20 meals, iirc. I just made up all the recipes in one day, freeze them, and then thaw when I want a quick meal. Not homemade fresh, but about as close to it, with a huge time savings. Check it out. http://www.savingdinner.com/index.html They have chicken recipes, side dish recipes, vegetarian recipes, gluten-free recipes, etc.

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Pat
Vegetarian Recipes needed!

We try to have a few vegetarian dinners every week, but I'm running out of ideas. Here are some dishes I usually cook: 3 bean chili, vegetable soups/stews, pasta dishes with cheese, cheese enchiladas, falafel, homemade pizza.

I'm especially looking for kid-friendly dishes. Anyone? Joette maybe?

Cara
This sight had aot of quinoa recipes.

http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=quinoa

Jenn
Curried Quinoa Recipe
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Serves Six to Eight

1 Cup Quinoa
1½ Tbsp. Vegetable Oil
½ Onion Diced (about 4 or 5 ozs.)
1 Tsp. Grated Fresh Ginger Root
½ Fresh Green Chile (Finely Chopped)
1 Heaping Tsp. Turmeric
1 Heaping Tsp. Coriander
¼ Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
½ Tsp. Salt
1¾ Cups Water
½ Cup Fresh or Frozen Peas

Rinse quinoa with cold water. Use a fine mesh filter or coffee filter. Quinoa is coated with a natural substance called saponin that protects thegrain by repelling insects and birds. Rinsing the quinoa is important toavoid a raw or bitter taste. You can tell if there is saponin by theproduction of a soapy looking "suds" when the seeds are swished in water.
If you are using Ancient Harvest Quinoa you can skip this step.It's already rinsed!

Place oil and diced onions in a heavy saucepan. Saute the onions onmedium high heat for four to five minutes.
Add the ginger root, chile, and quinoa. Cook for one minute stirring constantly. A fine, white spiral appears around the grain as it cooks. .
Stir in the turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, and salt. Cook for one minute stirring constantly.
Add the water and bring it to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15minutes.
Stir in peas. Cover and cook for four or five minutes or until peas are tenderand all the water has been absorbed.
Fluff with a fork before serving.

I added chopped fresh tomatoes after it was cooked.

this is the site this came from. There are a few more recipes. I think they change them sometimes, and it has other info about it.

Quinoa-Recipes.com

Jenn
This is Apples pumpkin cookie recipe. She posted it on the homeschool group and I wanted to make sure everyone got it.

/4 C sugar
1/4 C brown sugar
1/2 C plus 2 Tbs butter
1/3 C honey
1 C pumpkin
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1 C whole wheat flour
1 C white flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 C chocolate chips

oven 350
greased cookie sheet
beat both sugars, butter and honey
add and beat egg, vanilla and pumpkin
mix all dry ingredients together and add in batches to wet
stir in chocolate chips

heaping tbs onto cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes.

Jenn
Cara,
this site has lots of great stuff, I love the magazine too!

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/

Jenn
Thanks Jen! Your dish was amazing!! I can't wait to make it.

~Anna
How about rice n beans? You can flavor it to fit in with a dish that might normally be a meat dish - for example, when I make a tater tot casserole that calls for hamburger, I just put in rice n beans instead.

Or have you ever had a KFC bowl? (chicken, corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, I think that's it? biscuit on top? all mixed in one bowl) You can make them without the chicken, and either put in fake chicken, or whatever else you like. We love the Qorn brand of fake chicken, it tastes great and it's not soy, but it's not cheap. This is a good way to stretch it though.

The other night I cooked a bunch of chopped potatoes, and we all mixed in whatever: celery, feta, walnuts, etc.

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